Anouncing the sacking at a press conference where he played a recorded tape of a conversation purportedly between Khan and the builder, Kejriwal said the case was being referred to the CBI.

“We received a complaint, assessed it and have decided to remove Asim Ahmed from the Cabinet. We’re referring this complaint to CBI,” Kejriwal said at the press conference.

“Asim will not hold the minister’s portfolio until the CBI inquiry is completed,” he said. “We won’t tolerate any corruption, even if it is our minister or legislator.”

Kejriwal, whose Aam Aadmi Party registered a landslide win in the Delhi elections in February on the anti-corruption plank, also said that even if his son was found indulging in corruption he too would not be spared.